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Billy I. Smith

Associate Professor of Medicine in Field Service (CE), University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine

Contact information
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
Department of Clinical Studies
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348
Office: 610-925-6310
Fax: 610-925-6803
Education:
BS (Dairy Production Science)
Louisiana State University, 1987.
DVM (Veterinary Medicine)
Louisiana State University, 1991.
MS (Veterinary Science)
University of Florida, 1996.
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Description of Research Expertise

Dr. Smith's research interests include all aspects of ruminant preventative health, medicine, and surgery with special emphasis placed on the following:
*bovine lameness, specifically functional foot trimming
*bovine reproduction, specifically postpartum uterine disease and twinning
*ruminant preventative health, specifically vaccination response and pain management

Description of Clinical Expertise

Dr. Smith is a Diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners, certified in Food Animal Practice. His clinical focus is on transition dairy cow management of medical and surgical problems, monitoring bovine health protocols in dairy and beef herds, and implementation of preventative disease measures in food animals.

Selected Publications

Curtis R. Beidel, Michaela A. Kristula, and Billy I. Smith: Case Report - Utilizing formic acid to effectively eliminate Mycoplasma bovis in unpasteurized fresh raw milk. The Bovine Practitioner. Robert Smith (eds.). The Bovine Practitioner, 50(2): 137-141, Summer 2016.

M.A. Smith, T.J. Nolan, R. Rieger, H. Aceto, D.G. Levine, R. Nolen-Walston, B.I. Smith: Efficacy of major anthelmintics for reduction of fecal shedding of strongyle-type eggs in horses in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Veterinary Parasitology 214: 139-143, November 2015.

Billy I. Smith, Randall H. Rieger, Charlene M. Dickens, Ronald D. Schultz, Helen Aceto: Anti-bovine herpesvirus and anti-bovine viral diarrhea virus antibody responses in pregnant Holstein dairy cattle following administration of a multivalent killed virus vaccine. American Journal of Veterinary Research 76(10): 913-920, October 2015.

Matthew L. Stock, Johann F. Coetzee, Butch KuKanich, Billy I. Smith: Pharmacokinetics of intravenously and orally administered meloxicam in sheep. American Journal of Veterinary Research 74(5): 779-783, May 2013.

Stock Matthew L, Smith Billy I, Engiles Julie B: Disseminated hemangiosarcoma in a cow. The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne 52(4): 409-13, Apr 2011.

Kristula MA, and Smtih BI: Case Report - Veterinary Farm Specific Employee Training to Manage Dairy Cows at Calving Time. The Bovine Practitioner 45(1): 78-86, Spring 2011.

Smith Billy I, Kauffold Johannes, Sherman Lisa: Serum haptoglobin concentrations in dairy cattle with lameness due to claw disorders. Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) 186(2): 162-5, Nov 2010.

Smith BI, Kauffold J, and Sherman L: Serum haptoglobin concentrations in dairy cattle with lameness due to claw disorders. The Veterinary Journal 186: 162-165, 2010.

Aceto H, Gallop R, Rieger R, and Smtih BI: Improving health and productivity in Holstein dairy cows diagnosed with twins: evaluation of feeding strategies. The Bovine Practitioner 44(2), Summer 2010.

Kristula MA, Rankin SC, Young S, and Smith BI: Evaluation of the risk of transmitting Staphylococcus aureus strains between replacement heifers through commingling at a heifer rearing facility. The Bovine Practitioner 43(2): 75-83, September 2009.

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Last updated: 05/18/2021
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